Parables of Jesus

The parable of bags of gold, also known as the parable of talents tells a story of opportunity and the importance of keeping your faith in The Lord. During biblical times in the gospels it was common for Jesus to speak in parables to spread his teachings in a manner that would allow people to ignite the inquisitive critical thinker inside oneself. Found in the gospel of Matthew, this parable is short and includes extraordinary amounts of gold as currency to illustrate the consequences or rewards…

on the birth, life and death of Jesus. This story starts with the birth of Jesus, and follows with the ministry of Jesus throughout his life. “As Jesus’ ministry grows in its impact, it becomes a shared ministry; Jesus commissions and sends his first twelve to spread the good news of the kingdom, teaching, healing and driving out demons as he has done.” (Johnston, 2006, p.154) Matthew also gives us the knowledge of who Jesus is, and gives us many examples of how Jesus lived a perfect life while…

After reading this parable I found an article called “The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Christianity and Buddhism” by Ernest Valea. I focused mostly on the Christianity aspect but it had some good major ideas about what exactly the parable is saying to us as Christians or in my case a Catholics. Valea tells us that the parable shows that God in Christianity has certain expectations about us as sinners. That we have the chance to return to our father no matter how far we stray away from the path…

The Gospel of Mark represents Jesus in a prophetic way. In the Gospels of Mark, Jesus is known as the Son of Man, and he is seen helping and healing many of his followers. In one example Jesus is seen healing a woman with a hemorrhage. The woman visited many doctors, and not one of them was able to help her. Her illness was getting worse and worse each day. Word spread around about Jesus, and she wished for his help. Once she saw him she went up to him and placed her hands on his back.…

we get the chance to explore the amazing parables that Jesus spoke to the crowds and explained to the ones who were in close relationship with Him. Although parables are not allegories, they do resemble allegories in that they have metaphors, similitudes, similes and the fact that they have a beginning, and ending with a plot. The point of Jesus's parables was to call forth a response from the hearer who understands the reference points within the parable. Think of it like a joke; it has an…

Luke 8:1-15: Parable of the Sower and the Seed Jesus said this parable when many people were coming to him to hear the Word of God. Which he directs his audience to this parable about the hearing of the Word. Therefore, Jesus, by stating this parable, wanted to make all those that were coming to him to hear the Word, aware of the available choices for hearing and also abiding in the Word of God. The purpose then translates to Jesus trying to portray to the audience for them to hear the ‘Word of…

Jesus of Nazareth Messiah is a great leader the ancient Jews predicted would come to restore the greatness of Israel. Jesus’s life and teaching are what formed Christianity. Everything we know about Jesus life we learned from the Bible which is the holy book of Christianity. The Christian Bible is made up of 2 parts the first part is the Old Testament which is the Hebrew Bible. The 2nd part the New Testament is the life and teaching of Jesus Birth of Jesus The bible says Jesus was born in…

Introduction Introduction This paper will discuss the interpretation of John 15:2. In this chapter, Jesus preached to His disciples a discourse about Himself as the True Vine; His Father is the Vinedresser, and the disciples are the branches. In verse 2, Jesus taught the disciples the consequences to the branch that does bear fruit and to the branch that does not bear fruit. To the branch that was fruitful, the Father will prunes so that it may produce more fruits. To the branch that…

the biggest ones is Christ 's crucifixion(27:45-56). Jesus death is the biggest sacrifice that has ever been done for mankind and is the biggest expression of love. Throughout the gospel of Matthew, Jesus has had encounters with various people, such as giving to the needy (6:1-4), Jesus heals a paralytic (9:1-8), Jesus Heals two blind men (9:27-31), Jesus heals a man unable to speak (9:32-34), his lessons and healings are all ways in which Jesus is showing love and in multiples occurrences, He…

of God’s plan for a Savior through the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Writing from before Jesus’ birth to about AD 85, each author had a particular style to communicate the life and meaning of Jesus. Though the methods may differ, each Gospel writer’s main purpose was to call people to faith (Elwell and Yarbrough 59). The book of Matthew was originally written for the Jews and presents Jesus as the Son of David and Abraham (64). Because he is portrayed as a messianic…